| Probable cause affidavit: |
SUBMITTED BY: RICHEY, JONATHAN 0678 (AR15-16392) DID ENGAGE IN A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD AND OBTAIN PROPERTY THEREBY IS GUILTY OF ORGANIZED FRAUD WITH THE AMOUNT OF PROPERTY OBTAINED OF A VALUE OF LESS THAN $20.000.00, IN VIOLATION OF FLORIDA'S STATE STATUTE 817.034(4)(A)(3). ON 091115 AT APPROXIMATELY 1455 HOURS, I RESPONDED TO THE DUNKIN DONUTS, IN CRYSTAL RIVER, IN REFERENCE TO A PAST THEFT BY AN EMPLOYEE. UPON MY ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH MR ANDY MARTELL, THE MANAGER. HE ADVISED ME THAT HE HAD BEEN TRAINING AN EMPLOYEE, MR RICHARD WILLIS, DURING THE DAY TODAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1230 HOURS, MR WILLIS WENT HOME AND MR MARTELL COUNTED DOWN THEIR DRAWER. THE DRAWER COUNTED $100.00 SHORT, AT WHICH TIME, MR MARTELL BEGAN TO REVIEW THE IN-STORE VIDEO. HE THEN SHOWED ME THE VIDEO AND AT APPROXIMATELY 0841 HOURS, YOU COULD SEE MR WILLIS TAKE A $20.00 FROM A CUSTOMER AND ROLL IT UP IN HIS LEFT HAND, NEVER PUTTING IT INTO THE CASH DRAWER. AT 0934 HOURS, HE TOOK AN ORDER AND WHEN THE CASH DRAWER OPENED HE REMOVED A $20.00 AGAIN ROLLING IT UP IN HIS LEFT HAND. AT 1027 HOURS, HE TOOK ANOTHER $20.00 FROM A CUSTOMER, ROLLED IT UP IN HIS LEFT HAND, AND NEVER PLACED IT IN THE CASH DRAWER. MR MARTELL WAS CURRENTLY REVIEWING THE REST OF THE VIDEO PAST 1027 HOURS. I ASKED HIM TO PROVIDE THIS AGENCY A COPY OF SAID VIDEO AT HIS EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. HE WAS ISSUED AN AGENCY CASE CARD, BEARING MY NAME AND THIS CASE NUMBER. STAFF DID ADVISE THAT MR WILLIS CAME BACK TO THE STORE AT 1400 HOURS, TO COLLECT HIS PAYCHECK. THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HIS DRAWER WAS $100.00 OFF AND THAT THEY WERE REVIEWING THE VIDEO. HE THEN LEFT. I WAS ADVISED THAT HE MAY BE LIVING IN THE AREA OF THE 10TH STREET APARTMENTS, AT WHICH TIME I TRAVELED TO SAID AREA, WHICH MET WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS . AT APPROXIMATELY 2039 HOURS, I MADE CONTACT WITH MR RICHARD WILLIS (DEFENDANT) ON AN UNRELATED CALL AT NORTHEAST 8TH AVENUE AND NORTHEAST CRYSTAL STREET, IN CRYSTAL RIVER. I ADVISED THE DEFENDANT THAT I WAS INVESTIGATING THE MISSING MONEY FROM THE DUNKIN DONUTS CASH DRAWER ON TODAYâS DATE (091115). HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, AT WHICH TIME I ADVISED HIM I OBSERVED THE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE, WHERE HE PLACED THE BILLS IN HIS LEFT HAND AND DID NOT DEPOSIT THEM INTO THE CASH DRAWER. THE DEFENDANT THEN STATED HE NO LONGER WANTED TO SPEAK TO ME. AT THAT TIME, THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR SCHEME TO DEFRAUD (LESS THAN $20,000). THE DEFENDANT WAS PLACED IN HANDCUFFS (DOUBLE LOCKED) BEHIND HIS BACK, SECURED IN THE REAR OF MY PATROL VEHICLE, AND TRANSPORTED TO CITRUS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY. THE DEFENDANTâS BOND WAS SET AT $5,000.00, PER THE BOND SCHEDULE. |
